Elaine Luck Women's Wellness

04/01/2026

A great wee video to make you think a little more simply . Thanks

Post-war Britain was far from comfortable, yet something quietly worked in its favor. Daily life demanded movement, routine, and restraint in ways that moder...

23/12/2025

This wee lady may be 13.5 (94.5 in doggie years) but she can still do her thing under the disco lights 🪩- can probably see them from space!

Final lights went up yesterday (although Beccy thinks more could be added) and apart from some greenery to be added in the spring (and possibly some sides next autumn), we’re very happy with our new wee ‘Lucky’s Sitooterie’.

Gorgeous when the west coast winds and rain stop😂 but the blankets are ready nearby. There’s nothing better than being outside.

02/12/2025

The moment after work when you catch the eye of 3 other women in the middle aisle of the supermarket and you know not one of you can remember what was on that list you’ve managed to lose !’

09/11/2025

Sometimes the Universe just gives us what we need. 😂

I’ve recently been missing the music and movement of some of the old fitness classes from years gone by so much so that I’ve wondered about going back to teaching some classes (need to get a wee bit fitter me thinks 😂) . Maybe it’s also just the memories of the old disco days of our youth.

I’ve taken to having a wee dance when walking the dog at the beach with my choons in my ears - much to the disgust of Pixie Dog and the random facial questioning from members of the public - to watching Hairspray on Friday night with the girl and remembering all the combat moves to ‘you can’t stop the beat - my all time fav’.

Yesterday, with the hubster away on his travels, I planned to take myself up a wee hill ⛰️ to find some happy hormones and possibly have a personal sing song session similar to Julie Andrews in the Sound of Music (when you’ve got earphones in, everyone is a great singer 🤔 😂). I then received a beautiful message from a friend saying they had a spare ticket for an ABBA afternoon! What was I to do!!!

The ⛰️🥾’s were relegated in favour of the 🪩 💃🏼 👢’s in a ❤️ beat

Thank you 🙏 Christine and your lovely school mums for letting me tag along, thank you 🙏 Beccy for letting me steal your new jumpsuit, and thank you 🙏 Universe- I had a total ball and loved every minute 🪩 ! And of course bumped into someone from school that I hadn’t seen in 34 years 😂

26/10/2025

A gorgeous wee day yesterday with some ‘oh the places you’ll yoga 🧘‍♂️’ (a wee play on my fav Dr Seuss book) - yesterday was an amazing old castle 10 mins from@home with .

Then a gorg wee walk with the boy and the woof . Perfect blue skies

10/10/2025

First 1/2 of our wee Malta trip - first time visiting the island so the requisite
-🍹 cocktails
- visit to the ancient capital Valletta
- Cathedral chic (was given a paper ‘shawl’ to cover my shoulders - reminder of when Dad and I tried to go to the Vatican some years ago and I was told my skirt was too short so was refused entry 😂 ).
- but so love a wee boat journey there and back
- chilling outside each morning with some reading and a wee bit of yogi 🧘🏼‍♀️ - ‘in a swim dress?’ I hear you ask!!! Oh yes and thank you to the fabulous for introducing me to them via . Best invention for us midlife middle ladies. Just add a wee sports bra and leggings and it’s an exercise outfit 😂
- A wee bus tour round the north of the island where you take photos from the bus but can’t actually remember of what.
- and some more cocktails in a cute little bay with his highness .j.luck

05/10/2025

Sometimes things just don’t go the way you want them to and it’s gutting!

4 weeks ago I posted about doing a 10km run in memory of a colleague that died by su***de. The run was a big thing for me as running is not something I’ve ever enjoyed or aspired to do better apart from legging it out of the rain.

Anywho I started to enjoy it, started to see why people did it, why they said it cleared their heads, and I started to miss it when I couldn’t go.

As always I thought I was invincible (really need to learn) and my couch to 5km training went really well but I added more km’s too quickly - 🙄

Jump to 4 weeks ago and I strained a muscle in my calf. I followed the advice of the fabulous physio and all was getting better- he did tell me I really needed longer but I don’t think the thousands of people doing the run would have wanted to move the date just for me - until I pushed too far again last weekend, I didn’t think so at the time but I did!

Upshot is, it went again, totally my own fault for thinking all was fine, I’m not running and feeling so disappointed in myself as I should be in Glasgow right now with my colleagues - also picked up a snotty cold - go figure

Life is a bit sh*tty at times and sometimes it’s of our own making and we have to own it. You’d think at 52 with the knowledge I have plus the experiences I’ve had, I would be more sensible but I guess we are given little reminders along the way to listen and realise that we’re not infallible and that’s ok.

Im really sad about today and sad I let it happen but I’ll learn again for next time (and hopefully calm the monkey mind) and once it’s all healed and built up again, I WILL run the route in Glasgow with my SAMH ‘for Robin’ t shirt on, think of him, think of the impact of mental health in our nation and think on my silly mistakes and accept that I may be older but still have to give in to learning.

Go SAMH today!!

21/09/2025

This weekends magical mystery tour! A wee Badger the Van 🦡 🚐 trip to the beautiful Glencoe with the girl to pop up the Glencoe Chairlift (man that was scary coming down) and to meet the Cooks for a van night at my favourite campsite . Followed today with a fabulous day with yoga’ing in a variety of ways celebrating late summer including cocooning and being upside down, relaxing, a little bit of karate kidding, very very cold water dipping and just a lovely lovely relaxing day. Even got a full rainbow 🌈 on the way home.

20/09/2025

Back out reintroducing the trotting in the hope of completing the 10km 2 weeks tomorrow without the need for medical assistance 😉.

Been taking it slow with intermittent trots and walks this week and managed some 1km’s interspersed with walking this morning.

If you’ve ever read or listened to The Chimp Paradox (if not you should) - this was the convo in my head this morning

Human - “right let’s take it slow, be sensible and see how the calves are feeling”

Chimp - “ let’s run 10km now!!!”

Computer - “I have no understanding of the current parameters”

After 1km
Human -“that’s feels pretty good but best take a walk and not overdo it”

Chimp -“oh come on, it’s fine!!!!!”

Computer- “I agree with the human, the calf is holding but we don’t want to push too much”

Chimp - “you two are rubbish!!!”

Repeated the above twice
Human-“the calf is starting to kick in a wee but now, maybe we’ll need to head home soon”

Chimp- “it’s totally fine, just a little ni**le, don’t be wimps, let’s keep going forever!!!”

Computer - “Human is right, I can feel the changes, our chances of much more today are slim”

Chimp - “let’s just give up then, we’re too old, broken, there isn’t enough time to heal- THERES NO POINT!!”

Human - “how about we walk a good bit, Chimp, you listen to your pop rock, look at all the fabulous things around you and I promise we will try for one more 1km for the final bit home along the beach “

Chimp - “FINE” virtual dragging of feet and minor internal stropping

Final 1km and home
Human - “well done everyone, we were sensible, kept mostly to todays limit and feel good”

Chimp-“I am amazing!!!”

Computer -“by my calculations we did well and have improved as the week has gone on. Still tight on time for the proper run but we can keep going if careful”

😂 the joy that is my 🙈 🐵 🙉 brain!!!

19/09/2025

A few pics of a lovely fam weekend last week.
- an early morning bike and book sesh on the rocks
- a wee paddle with the weans- Cam only wrapped up a tad and Becs first time on her feet
- open door at No.0 Mother Lodge
- wee roasting Inverary to see the castle
- just a bit further to Lochgilphead to see my favourite artists new work.

07/09/2025

4 weeks today, I’m running the Glasgow 10km with some of my previous team at . We are running in memory of Robin, a colleague who sadly died by su***de earlier this year. He was an absolute sweetheart of a man, would have a natter with everyone in & out of work, and is missed every day.

When I was first asked by my old senior manager if I wanted to do the 10km with a group of Robins old colleagues, I uttered my usual words of ‘oh i don’t run but I’ll come support’. She said the majority of the group were beginners and we would be supporting each other. I initially said ok but then spent the next 4-6weeks whingeing to anyone that would listen and telling myself I couldn’t do it- even as a fitness instructor, it was rare that I ran for more than 5 mins. I was ‘too old, too heavy, not fit enough, it’d be cold’- many excuses. Apologies to those I moaned to!

One moaning season I realised I was whining to someone who runs 15km most days and another who was running a marathon 2 days later - wrong crowd!

Anywho I decided to shut up & just try. I downloaded the Couch to 5km in May (yes I know I needed 10, bear with caller).

Again I fannied about still unsure whether I could do it or not but started to be more regular with my runs with old school rock choons in my ears. I knew the thighs should be ok with training but I honestly didn’t know if the lungs would as they hadn’t been tested to the max since the pneumonia induced sleep hospital holiday 8 yrs ago, a long time ago but it still concerned me a bit.

Gradually the time & distance built up & I actually started to understand why people ran + i started to believe I could do it. Slight issue-I got carried away adding extra km’s before I was ready.

A wee ankle ni**le emerged that I would ‘deal with soon’. On the day I finished my Couch to 5km runs, I did my first 10km - cue Mum saying ‘you’ll push it too far young lady’, cue strained calf.

2 physio appts with the fabulous , no running for 2 weeks, plus ‘doing as I’m told’, I should be ok to run it 🤞🏻

Please check out the group Just Giving page and keep the mental health conversation going xx🏃🏼‍♀️https://lnkd.in/eh6xZs6r

06/09/2025

A few bits of self care the last couple of weeks as I’ve had a wee calf injury. Haven’t pics of all but loving trying new things (not in same order as pics):

1- New line dancing class with
2- Beach yoga 🧘 with
3- Physio led Pilates with Amy
4- Seasonal yoga with .seasonal
5- Sound Bath on water with .delights8
And today it was an amazing
6- Immersive Yoga with - that one was totally new and so fabulous , I think I need to move into that room!

All brilliant instructors and amazing classes.

Tomorrow I may have to put my big girl swim pants on and go with the girl to an outside 🏊‍♀️ pool - eeekkk 😥 this is Scotland so the pants 🩲 will have to be huge !!!!